Finger Eleven - Them VS. You VS. Me
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Artist: Finger ElevenEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2007-03-06
Music Label: Wind-Up Records
Soundtracks:
- Paralyzer
- Falling On
- I'll Keep Your Memory Vague
- Lost My Way
- So-So Suicide
- Window Song
- Sense Of A Spark
- Talking To The Walls
- Change The World
- Gather & Give
- Easy Life
Music reviews of Them VS. You VS. Me
Music Review: Far better than you remember...
Rating: 4 Stars
Finger Eleven has been pretty much my favorite band since I was about fifteen years old. I still remember the first time I heard `Suffocate' (on the `Scream 3' soundtrack) and I was instantly smitten. `Tip' was great, `The Greyest of Blue Skies' was brilliant, their self titled third album showed a range they were just starting to get comfortable with and then there came `Them Vs. You Vs. Me'. I'm not sure why, but this album got a bad wrap right out the gate. With the success of `One Thing' it seemed that Finger Eleven was starting to sell out in an attempt to become more commercial. When they dropped `Paralyzer' I felt that my worst fears were being realized. I like the song, but it is a carbon copy of Franz Ferdinand, who was having their spot in the limelight at that moment, and so it really felt like Finger Eleven was losing themselves to find an audience. At first glance through this album I felt that it was weak. That saddened me because I really wanted this to be amazing. Instead, I thought that it was a cheap attempt to become something new.
Years later, upon recent reflection, this album is FAR better than I initially thought.
The album is actually reminiscent of what they did on their self titled album, just not as focused in parts. My biggest disappointment comes in the form of the title track, which sadly closes the album. Finger Eleven had always, in my eyes, closed their albums brilliantly. From `Swallowtail' to `Stay and Drown' to `Obvious Heart', their best tracks have always been saved for last. `Them Vs. You Vs. Me' is just kind of a throwaway track in my eyes. There is no emotional punch. There is no punch at all, really.
You can tell that the `One Thing' success made an impact when you hear `I'll Keep Your Memory Vague'. The song is nice and sweet, nothing spectacular, but it certainly has the same vibe as their big crossover hit. `Window Song' hits the nail a little harder, delivering a masterful track that has such a mellow yet refined vibe and that capitalizes on the marvelous vocals at their disposal. `Change the World' opens sweetly, but I just find the repetitive and clichéd nature of the chorus to be underwhelming.
The best tracks on the album show off Finger Eleven's fun side. `Falling On' is one of the best tracks they've ever released. It could go toe to toe with the freshness and intensity of anything off `Tip'. They really hit a stride with that track. `So-So Suicide' reminds me of their third album a lot. It opens with a faux sense of intensity, but it evens out beautifully when the chorus hits. The bridge work is flawless (toned down effortlessly). `Sense of a Spark' is another one that recalls some of the better work that Finger Eleven has done.
`Lost My Way', `Talking To The Walls' and `Gather & Give' are decent tracks that seem like filler. They are definitely Finger Eleven songs, and they carry their signature sound, but they fall to the wayside when you put them up against some of the stronger songs on the album. `Gather & Give' has a nice Southern Rock sound to it that gives it a freshness and the bridge work on `Lost My Way' is, at first, effortless but it does tend to drag the song on longer than it should have.
In the end I am pleased to say that this album gets better and better with each listen and serves as a worthy entry in the catalog of Finger Eleven hits. I just wish that it never received the unfair scrutiny.
For those of you interested:
1) Falling On
2) Window Song
3) So-So Suicide
4) Sense of a Spark
5) Paralyzer
6) Gather & Give
7) I'll Keep Your Memory Vague
8) Talking to the Walls
9) Change the World
10) Lost My Way
11) Them Vs. You Vs. Me
Description of Them VS. You VS. Me
The members of Finger Eleven collectively wrote / recorded over one hundred songs during the process of creating Them vs. You vs. Me.. The influences are of varying styles from rock to country to dance to funk to old 60's songs. Many of them were written by exchanging files over the Internet wherein one person would track a home recording, send it off, and then some one else would build on it and send it on down the line. Many of the sounds on the record were recorded during the demo process in locations as diverse as a castle, a lodge in Northern Canada and their homes. Beyond the obvious guitars and drums one would expect to hear on a Finger Eleven album, Them vs. You vs. Me features assorted keyboards, xylophones, a lap steel, violin, banjo, and other assorted instruments added in to the mix.Finger Eleven's career shifted suddenly and significantly when their 2003 emo-hit "One Thing" turned the band's career on its axis. At that point, they went from being known as 'the boys from Burlington who used to call themselves the Rainbow Butt Monkeys' to a group whose anthemic slow rock song went Platinum in Canada and Gold in America. So how does a band respond after its widespread fame is the result of just one song? In the case of Them Vs. You Vs. Me, Finger Eleven have consciously stayed away from anything remotely resembling their past and put the focus on the straight-ahead alt-rock formula that they've consistently excelled at. There are certain old-school rock influences that bleed clearly through their music, from Rush-isms in the form of frenetic time changes ("Sense of a Spark") to "Talking to the Walls" and "Lost My Way" which evoke Peter Gabriel-era Genesis. Frontman Scott Anderson's voice is impressive throughout, but when he sings ballads, especially "Window Song" and "Easy Life," something enables him to appeal to a whole different audience than traditional alt-rock fans. There is no 'one thing' on this disc that will allow them to reach the heights of their self-titled CD, just a consistency that will provide longtime fans reason to appreciate the band even more. --Denise Sheppard
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